Indian blanket
Gaillardia pulchella
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Red, yellow on red/yellow bicolor with dark centers
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) is an annual for borders, meadows, containers, and pollinator gardens. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. The red and yellow flowers have dark centers and draw butterflies, bees, and birds. Rich soil makes big, floppy plants with few flowers, and deadheading keeps the blooms coming.
Pairs well with Golden tickseed, Diablo cosmos, and Red fescue.
Native range
Eastern and south-central United States and Mexico.